Mathematics Education and Language Diversity

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This book examines multiple facets of language diversity and mathematics education. It features renowned authors from around the world and explores the learning and teaching of mathematics in contexts that include multilingual classrooms, indigenous education, teacher education, blind and deaf learners, new media and tertiary education. Each chapter draws on research from two or more countries to illustrate important research findings, theoretical developments and practical strategies.This case concerns a multilingual Grade 11 mathematics class with immigrant
learners from the Democratic Republic of ... the unitary approach to language
was emphasised by the teacher when he stated that everything is taught in
Englishanbsp;...